Plan to join us Four Freshmen Society 2013 Convention September 5-7, 2013 Fort Wayne, Indiana
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The Four Freshmen 2013 Calendar
From this building...
...to this building on the same spot
September, 1948
Photo taken in 1969 by Craig Leonard
September, 2013
September, 1948
...to this group with harmony & style
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From this group with harmony & style...
September, 2013
And groups in between.
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The Four Freshmen Group Years 1 1948-1953 2 1953-1956 3 1956-1960 4 1960-1973 5 1973-1977 6 1977-1982 7 1982-1982 8 1982-1986 9 1986-1987 10 1987-1987 11 1987-1987 12 1987-1988 13 1988-1989 14 1989-1990 15 1990-1990 16 1990-1991 17 1991-1992 18 1992-1994 19 1994-1996 20 1996-1999 21 1999-2001 22 2001-present
Members Bob Flanigan, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, Hal Kratzsch Bob Flanigan, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, Ken Errair Bob Flanigan, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, Ken Albers Bob Flanigan, Bill Comstock, Ross Barbour, Ken Albers Bob Flanigan, Ray Brown, Ross Barbour, Ken Albers Bob Flanigan, Autie Goodman, Dennis Grillo, Ken Albers Bob Flanigan, Autie Goodman, Mike Beisner, Dennis Grillo Bob Flanigan, Autie Goodman, Mike Beisner, Rod Henley Bob Flanigan, Autie Goodman, Mike Beisner, Dave Jennings Bob Flanigan, Autie Goodman, Mike Beisner, Newton Graber Bob Flanigan, Autie Goodman, Mike Beisner, Rod Henley Bob Flanigan, Autie Goodman, Mike Beisner, Kirk Marcy Bob Flanigan, Autie Goodman, Mike Beisner, Gary Lee Rosenberg Bob Flanigan, Autie Goodman, Greg Stegeman, Gary Lee Rosenberg Greg Stegeman, Autie Goodman, Mike Beisner, Gary Lee Rosenberg Bob Flanigan, Autie Goodman, Greg Stegeman, Gary Lee Rosenberg Bob Flanigan, Autie Goodman, Greg Stegeman, Mike Beisner Greg Stegeman, Mike Beisner, Kevin Stout, Bob Ferreira Greg Stegeman, Alan MacIntosh, Kevin Stout, Bob Ferreira Greg Stegeman, Brian Eichenberger, Kevin Stout, Bob Ferreira Brian Eichenberger, Vince Johnson, Greg Stegeman, Bob Ferreira Brian Eichenberger, Curtis Calderon, Vince Johnson, Bob Ferreira
From Barbour, R: Now You Know: The Story of the Four Freshmen - Collector’s Edition, Balboa Books, Lake Geneva, WI, 1998. p 303.
Celebrating 65 years The Four Freshmen - Back to the “113 Club”
W
e want to extend a warm invitation for members of
The Four Freshmen Society to join us in Fort Wayne September 5-7, 2013. We are especially excited because the site of the convention, the Grand Wayne Convention Center, stands on the exact site of the original “113 Club,”
January 2013
where The Four Freshmen had their first professional
engagement in September, 1948. So we are proud to be the location for the 65th Anniversary celebration.
We will have further details as we go along. Convention updates will be available at www.ffs2013.com and in Fresh News.
For those of you who like to plan ahead, room reservations may be made at the adjoining Hilton Hotel by calling 1-800-HILTONS. The room rates are $109. We look forward to seeing you in September, 2013. Convention co-chairmen Marlene Lobsiger 260-432-6330 mmanlo8@frontier.com Dave Blackwell 260-385-9855 dbwell3@msn.com
Logo designed by Dan de la Torre
Photo courtesy of Sara Lou Lantz
Photo courtesy of Dave Blackwell
Here are some of the folks who will make the 2013 FFS Convention happen:
And now to the present...
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Photo courtesy of Susan Riley
Photo courtesy of Dan Klyagin
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• J anuary 12, 1951 - Started rehearsing How Do You Like Your Eggs in the Morning for the movie “Rich, Young and Pretty.”
• January 30, 1982 - Ken Albers’ final night as a Freshmen, succeeded by Mike Beisner; Dennis Grillo succeeded by Rod Henley.
• 1984 - Four Freshmen convention in Houston, Ross Barbour was master of ceremonies. • 2010 - In top 3 Vocal Group for JazzTimes Readers’ Poll.
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Everyone gets to sing at a Four Freshmen Society Convention!
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• F ebruary, 1973 - Ray Brown joins the group to follow Bill Comstock. Ross sends out 6000 “The Fifth Freshmen” fan newsletters to announce the first personnel change in 12½ years.
Registration open for the 2013 Four Freshmen Society Convention in Fort Wayne. Go to www.FFS2013.com.
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2010 - Gordon Garrett, President of the Sarasota Jazz Club, presents the 2010 Satchmo Award to The Four Freshmen.
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• March 21, 1950 - Stan Kenton attends show at Esquire Lounge in Dayton, Ohio and likes what he hears. • March 3, 1952 - First royalty check from Capitol; each
person gets $41. • 1965 - More Four Freshmen and Five Trombones nominated for award in the Grammy Vocal Group Performance Category.
• 1998 - Through the Years album released by the Four Freshmen Society.
Photo courtesy of Susan Riley
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• 1956 - Graduation Day becomes their biggest hit single.
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• 1971 - Ross Barbour’s “Leroy” voice (called buccal speech) is featured as an alternative way of speaking in the Journal of Speech and Hearing Research.
Many fans consider Voices in Love their favorite album.
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Photo courtesy of Susan Riley
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•M ay, 1958 - The Four Fresh men in Person nominated for Grammy in the Vocal Group Performance Category. • May, 1961 - Voices in Fun nominated for award in the
Grammy Vocal Group Performance Category. • May 2, 1967 - Citation of Honor from Los Angeles Board of Supervisors for entertaining US service personnel overseas.
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S unday Monday Tuesday “ The sound—that trademark mix of tight harmonies, keen jazz instincts and tremendous joviality—is here in spades, making (In Session) the best, brightest and most satisfying Freshmen release since the group’s sublime 1972 homecoming (when Flanigan and Ross Barbour were both still onboard) captured in Live at Butler University.” - Christopher Loudon for JazzTimes
Photo courtesy of Dan de la Torre
Photo courtesy of Dan de la Torre
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• June 13, 1948 - Bob Flanigan became lead voice and remained in that position for 44 years. • June 23, 1953 - Ken Errair followed Hal Kratzsch in the group. • June 20, 1972 - Mayor (now Senator)
Richard Lugar gave keys to the city of Indianapolis to The Four Freshmen. • June, 1997 - Sign erected west of Columbus, Indiana as The Home of Don & Ross Barbour, Original Members of the World-Famous Vocal/ Instrumental Quartet “The Four Freshmen.”
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• J uly 30, 1952 - Capitol released Blue World. • J uly 20, 1992 - Kevin Stout and Bob Ferreira join The Four Freshmen ranks.
• July 28, 1996 - Brian Eichenberger succeeds Alan MacIntosh to play bass and sing the second part.
• July 31, 1993 - Robert Stuart, Mayor of Columbus, Indiana, designated “Ross Barbour Day.” The two men had been in kindergarten together.
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Miss Georgia presents a birthday cake to Bob on his 83rd birthday during the Atlanta FFS Convention.
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•1 954 - Voices in Modern was #14 on the charts a month after release. • August 29, 1955 - Completed Four Freshmen and Five Trombones—with arrangements by Pete Rugolo—their
most successful album. • August 15, 1967 - Signed contract with Liberty Records. • August 11, 1977 - Ray Brown and Ross Barbour retired from their
careers as Four Freshmen following a private engagement. • August 21-23, 2008 - 20th Four Freshmen Society Convention in Indianapolis attracts 600 attendees.
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Photo courtesy of Dan Klyagin
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First professional engagement at the “113 Club” 1948
• 1960 - First appearance with Bill Comstock replacing Don Barbour. • 1962 - The Swingers nominated for award in the Grammy Vocal Group Performance Category.
• September, 1971 - Passed out “TeleFan” billfold-sized cards with Four Freshmen photo and contact info. • September, 2001 - Curtis Calderon succeeded Greg Stegemen.
Photo courtesy of Dan de la Torre
Mutual Admiration with Other Musical Greats
na Lisa” and “How Can I Tell Her” Ray Evans, who wrote the songs “Mo
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys
Photo courtesy of Dan de la Torre,
March, 2012
Jeff Hamilton
Tim Hauser of Manhattan Transfer
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•O ctober 1, 1948 - The guys and their “Leroy” voice first performed girlfriends attend Stan Kenton concert Sweet Lorraine. in Indianapolis after Ross withdraws • October 6, 1948 - Name changed $30 from his bank account. from “Toppers” to “Freshmen Four” •O ctober 6, 1948 - Ross Barbour’s then to “Four Freshmen.”
• October 5, 1961 -Don Barbour passed away in auto accident. • October, 1987 - The Four Freshmen Appreciation Society formed by Edd Townsend.
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Beyond the Performances‌
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available for autographs and convers
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The Four Freshmen make themselves
Brian’s nephew, Miles, hams for the camera as the Freshmen get ready to leave for their fall 2010 marathon mid-America and Japan tour.
The Four Freshmen enjoy sharing thei r expertise with students, such as this seminar given to the jazz singing group at Umpqu a Community College in Roseburg, Oregon in 2007.
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Harold “Hal” Kratzsch invited Ross and Don to join the first quartet in 1947 known as Hal’s Harmonizers, which later became The Four Freshmen. Hal is honored in the city park of his hometown, Warsaw, Indiana.
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• November 18, 1970 - Both Hal Kratzsch, founder of The Four Freshmen and Hal Dickinson, founder of The Modernaires, passed away on the same day.
• November, 1996 - Bob Flanigan honored by his hometown, Greencastle, Indiana, by having the band shell named the “Bob Flanigan Band Shell.”
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•D ecember 19, 1954 - Group designates Ross Barbour Appreciation Day for his managing of fan clubs and corresponding with DJs. •1 956 - No. 1 in Downbeat, Billboard,
Playboy and Record Whirl polls. • 1956 - Four Freshmen and 5 Trom bones reached Billboard Top 10. • 1957 - Four Freshmen and 5 Trumpets reached Billboard Top 10.
• 1965 - More Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones nominated for Grammy Award. • 1990 - Vince Johnson joins The Four Freshmen.
Take the Four Freshmen Home with You
New CD! — “Love Songs” Here is the song list from this great album -- with STRINGS! • On The Street Where You Live • Only Trust Your Heart • With Plenty Of Money And You • Body and Soul • How Long Has This Been Going On? • I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me • A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square • These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) • Stardust • I Love You* *An original song by Brian Eichenberger
All songs on the CD were arranged by Brian Eichenberger.
Order from www.fourfreshmensociety.com
Thank You
Support for the Four Freshmen calendar provided by:
Dan de la Torre
Yas Ichiura
Marlene Lobsiger
Dave Blackwell
Sara Lou Lantz
Don Boland
David Barnes
Special thanks to Dina Roth, IVI Management (not pictured) • An interactive Yahoo site is available to fans for talking about The Four Freshmen topics. To join, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ fourfreshmen and click on “Join This Group!” • The current tour schedule and selected performance videos are available at www.fourfreshmensociety.com, where CDs/DVDs are also sold. • The Four Freshmen may be accessed at 4freshmen.com/facebook and 4freshmen.com/twitter. • F or additional information on The Four Freshmen, contact IVI, info@ivimanagement.com, 661-259-4500.
Disclaimer • This calendar does not include all the important milestones in the life of the entity known as The Four Freshmen but intends to represent some of the interesting and musically productive events over the past 65 years.
Resource Barbour, Ross: Now You Know - The Story of the Four Freshmen. Golden Anniversary Collector’s Edition. Balboa Books, Geneva, WI, 1998.
Tour Schedule • Check with www.fourfreshmen.com and Fresh News for updates on tour venues and performance dates. The Four Freshmen Four Freshmen Four Freshmen web site Society Society 2013 Convention
Calendar proposed by Barbara Dana, designed by Richard Larson and gifted by Linda Harrison to the 2013 Four Freshmen Society Convention Committee. Album cover images provided by Yas Ichiura.